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Package allocation and Multi-Package Set Workflow - Waste of time

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  • September 22, 2026
  • 3 replies
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wheelstiresship

My company uses Multi-package workflow and insures our packages for 90% of our shipments. Today, there was a new workflow that is a complete waste of time and no way to turn it off.

After I clicked to Add A Package, the screen that popped up is new. I clicked on a Apply Multi-Package set. I always put in a value to insure them. Instead of the packages being editable on the screen all at once, I had to click Edit on EACH package to enter a value. Then, when I went to close the Package box, I had to click to confirm that I wanted the items assigned to package 1 and then click confirm again that I acknowledged empty packages. All of this was a complete WASTE of time!!

The explanation I got was this:  "This is by design to ensure accurate package allocation and proper shipment documentation"

When did this become a rule or law, who are they to tell me how to document my business and shipping? With no way to toggle this feature on or off, they have added 6-10 additional clicks for every four piece shipment I do.

Please ShipStation, ask customers in the real world what they want and how they use your software before you program in new required “features” that have no value. Because if I get charged more for the software because you think you have added value, then you are delusional. 

3 replies

  • Community Manager
  • September 22, 2026
Updated idea statusNew→Under Review

RADRoller
  • Employee
  • October 2, 2026

absolute waste of time. first thing i did was try to see how i could turn this nonsense off. the unnecessary feature creep on shipstation is truly out of control now. 


  • Community Manager
  • October 2, 2026

Hi everyone,

I hear you completely. When you're packing and shipping orders, extra clicks and pop-up confirmation screens slow down your entire operation. 

I have already shared this directly with our product team handling multi-package shipping. I made sure to emphasize the loss of inline editing for insured values, the repetitive confirmation screens, and the need for a setting to bypass this flow for merchants who don't need line-item level allocation.

Software updates are supposed to make fulfillment faster, not create bottlenecks on your packing table. I am keeping a close eye on this with the product team and will share any updates here as soon as I hear back from them.